利比亚发生酒精中毒事故 51人死亡_社会生活

利比亚发生酒精中毒事故 51人死亡

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-03-12 08:18 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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At least 51 people have died after drinking tainted¹ homemade alcohol in Tripoli, Libyan health officials say.

利比亚卫生管员称，的黎波里至少有51人在喝下自家酿造的酒之后死亡。

They say 378 have been taken to the capital's hospitals since Saturday, and the number may rise further.

A hospital official told the BBC the deaths occurred from methanol poisoning and that many patients were undergoing kidney dialysis（透析） for treatment.

The consumption and sale of alcohol is illegal in Libya, but it is available on the black market.

Premises² surrounded

The Libyan health officials say 38 people have now died in Tripoli hospitals and another 13 as they were travelling to neighbouring Tunisia for treatment.

A state of emergency has been declared in the capital's hospitals.

The alcohol in question is a cheap local brew³（啤酒） known as Bokha. It is distilled⁴ from various fruits like figs⁵（无花果）, dates or grapes.

But industrial spirits - like methanol - are sometimes used to increase the potency⁶ of the drink, the BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli reports.

Health risks after drinking methanol include kidney failure, blindness, seizures⁷ and death.

Interior ministry⁸ official Hussein al-Amry told the BBC that special units had surrounded locations where the homemade alcohol was thought to have been brewed⁹.

He added that the ministry was prepared to use force if the owners did not comply with an order to vacate the premises.

Alcohol is also smuggled¹⁰ into Libya from Tunisia, Algeria and Malta.

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1 tainted
adj.腐坏的；污染的；沾污的；感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )；使污染；败坏；被污染，腐坏，败坏
参考例句：
The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。 He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 premises
n.建筑物，房屋
参考例句：
According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定，场内不准饮酒。 All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行，不用送到外面去做。

3 brew
v.酿造，调制
参考例句：
Let's brew up some more tea.咱们沏些茶吧。 The policeman dispelled the crowd lest they should brew trouble.警察驱散人群，因恐他们酿祸。

4 distilled
adj.由蒸馏得来的v.蒸馏( distil的过去式和过去分词 )；从…提取精华
参考例句：
The televised interview was distilled from 16 hours of film. 那次电视采访是从16个小时的影片中选出的精华。来自《简明英汉词典》 Gasoline is distilled from crude oil. 汽油是从原油中提炼出来的。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 figs
figures 数字，图形，外形
参考例句：
The effect of ring dyeing is shown in Figs 10 and 11. 环形染色的影响如图10和图11所示。 The results in Figs. 4 and 5 show the excellent agreement between simulation and experiment. 图4和图5的结果都表明模拟和实验是相当吻合的。

6 potency
n. 效力，潜能
参考例句：
Alcohol increases the drug's potency.酒精能增加这种毒品的效力。 Sunscreen can lose its potency if left over winter in the bathroom cabinet.如果把防晒霜在盥洗室的壁橱里放一个冬天，就有可能失效。

7 seizures
n.起获( seizure的名词复数 )；没收；充公；起获的赃物
参考例句：
Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year. 今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。来自《简明英汉词典》 Other causes of unconsciousness predisposing to aspiration lung abscess are convulsive seizures. 造成吸入性肺脓肿昏迷的其他原因，有惊厥发作。来自辞典例句

8 ministry
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。 We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

9 brewed
调制( brew的过去式和过去分词 )；酝酿；沏（茶）；煮（咖啡）
参考例句：
The beer is brewed in the Czech Republic. 这种啤酒是在捷克共和国酿造的。 The boy brewed a cup of coffee for his mother. 这男孩给他妈妈冲了一杯咖啡。来自《简明英汉词典》

10 smuggled
水货
参考例句：
The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。来自互联网

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